11/29/2007 - Oregon A National Leader In Health Carehttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11292007_oregon.php
Republican Senator Gordon Smith Friday again called on Congress to pass the children's health care measure known as SCHIP. Smith says the measure could still become law, even though the president vetoed an earlier version of the bill in...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-29T16:25:29-08:0011/28/2007 - The Hunt For The Elusive Giant Palouse Earthwormhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11282007_the_hu.php
It’s three feet long, it smells like a lily and it can spit at attackers. But so far the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service doesn't want to pay to study the giant Palouse earthworm. Environmental groups plan to sue to...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-28T16:36:36-08:0011/27/2007 - Cessna Buys Columbia Aircraft For $26.4 Millionhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11272007_cessna.php
Tuesday outside of Portland bankruptcy court, a world-renowned planemaker appears to have purchased Bend-based Columbia Aircraft for what many say is a bargain price. The deal is being finalized and if a bankruptcy judge accepts the terms, Kansas-based Cessna...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-27T17:14:12-08:0011/26/2007 - Panhandling Crackdown Raises Free Speech Concernshttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11262007_panhan.php
Asking for money from strangers is never easy. In two Oregon cities, it will soon be even tougher. That’s because leaders there are trying to put an end to panhandling along the side of the road. Complete article... Oregon ACLU...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-26T16:08:04-08:0011/15/2007 - Grays Anatomy: A Timber County Embraces Greenhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11152007_grays.php
On the Washington coast, an economically distressed timber county is going green. Grays Harbor County wants to transform itself from a community of extraction to a community of renewables. As part of our series on Northwest communities reinventing themselves, correspondent...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-15T14:37:26-08:0011/14/2007 - Coos Bay: Little City, Big Porthttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11142007_coos_b.php
The southern coast of Oregon is one of the most isolated parts of the state. But leaders in one coastal town want to turn the seclusion to their advantage. As part of our series on Northwest communities re-inventing themselves, correspondent...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-14T15:58:42-08:0011/13/2007 - A Timber Truce, But Not Everyone Is On Boardhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/11132007_a_timb.php
For more than a decade, Northwest environmentalists have waged a war on what they consider unsustainable logging practices. They’ve filed lawsuit after lawsuit to stop timber sales. That’s why in timber towns, environmentalists are often blamed for ruining the...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-13T16:23:58-08:0011/8/2007 - Big City Style Popular Even In Small Townshttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/1182007_big_cit.php
You might expect fancy loft living in downtown Portland and Seattle. But how about this? Now there are lofts going up in downtown Yakima and Pendleton, Oregon! Richland correspondent Anna King takes us for a closer look at how...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-08T16:26:36-08:0011/7/2007 - Measure 49 Just Another Bend In A Long Land Use Roadhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/1172007_measure.php
After years of conflict over Oregon’s land-use planning system, voters Tuesday approved a measure billed as a compromise. Measure 49 limits development under property compensation initiative, Measure 37, which passed in 2004. It also changes the process for reviewing...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-07T17:09:23-08:0011/6/2007 - Oregon Author Offers Brush Up Course In 'Kitchen Literacy'http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/1162007_oregon.php
Chances are if you're asked where dinner's coming from, you probably think that means a choice of restaurants or supermarket chains. At least that's how it occurred to Oregon historian Ann Vileisis. She's the author of Kitchen Literacy: How We...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-06T16:39:39-08:0011/5/2007 - Beervanahttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/1152007_beervan.php
In 1852, beer came to the Northwest quenching the thirsts of loggers, miners, fisherman and farmers. Today, Portland is the beer capital of the world. Learn the story of the industry through compelling and amusing anecdotes of the Oregon...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-05T16:54:09-08:0011/1/2007 - Veterans Find Help Working In The Woodshttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/11/1112007_veteran.php
Individual states are stepping up to provide more help to returning soldiers and sailors. A novel program under the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs uses nature to heal the wounds of war. Vets also get experience in environmental...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-11-01T15:08:55-08:0010/31/2007 - Oregon Vortex Offers A Spooky Mystery For Allhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/10/10312007_oregon.php
For most of us, Halloween is about candy, costumes, and spooky stories. But at the roadside attraction known as the Oregon Vortex in Southern Oregon Halloween marks the end of a long season. It’s Oregon’s so-called “mystery spot” -- where...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-10-31T15:51:41-08:0010/30/2007 - Explosions Open Wetlands Reclaimation Project In The Klamath Basinhttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/10/10302007_explos.php
It took years of planning, and it was over in a matter of seconds. As onlookers cheered, four earthen levees were destroyed with thousands of pounds of explosives. The dikes were built in the 1950’s to create more farmland...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-10-30T16:44:10-08:0010/29/2007 - The Quest For One Square Inch Of Quiethttp://www.opb.org/programs/oregonconsidered/archives/2007/10/10292007_the_qu.php
The quietest square inch in the continental United States is -- drumroll please -- at a rock placed on a moss-covered log in the Hoh Rain Forest of Olympic National Park. An Olympic Peninsula man identified the spot as part...Oregon ConsideredMichael Clapp2007-10-29T16:56:18-08:00